US8568290B2 - Infant warmer apparatus and method - Google Patents

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US8568290B2
US8568290B2 US13/044,651 US201113044651A US8568290B2 US 8568290 B2 US8568290 B2 US 8568290B2 US 201113044651 A US201113044651 A US 201113044651A US 8568290 B2 US8568290 B2 US 8568290B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G11/00—Baby-incubators; Couveuses
    • A61G11/001—Baby-incubators; Couveuses with height-adjustable elements
    • A61G11/002—Baby-incubators; Couveuses with height-adjustable elements height-adjustable patient support
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    • A61N2005/0635—Radiation therapy using light characterised by the body area to be irradiated
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    • A61N2005/0637—Irradiating the whole body in a horizontal position
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    • A61N2005/065—Light sources therefor
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    • A61N2005/0658—Radiation therapy using light characterised by the wavelength of light used
    • A61N2005/0659—Radiation therapy using light characterised by the wavelength of light used infrared

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  • the subject matter disclosed herein relates to an infant warming apparatus and method with a patient alignment feature.
  • Warming devices may be implemented to warm an infant and to supply the necessary heat to maintain the infant at a predetermined temperature.
  • Infant warmers commonly have a radiant heater that is located above the infant and which thus radiates energy in the infrared spectrum to impinge upon the infant to maintain the predetermined temperature.
  • One problem with conventional infant warmers is that the patient must be properly aligned with the heater assembly. If the patient is misaligned relative to the heater assembly, the patient may be insufficiently heated or heated in a non-uniform manner.
  • an infant warmer includes a heater canopy comprising a heater configured to generally uniformly distribute radiant energy over a fixed region.
  • the heater canopy may also include a lamp configured to selectively generate light.
  • the heater canopy may also include a stencil positioned relative to the lamp such that at least a portion of the light passes through the stencil to generate a projected image. The projected image is configured to highlight the fixed region.
  • an infant warmer in another embodiment, includes a heater canopy comprising a heater configured to generally uniformly distribute radiant energy over a fixed region.
  • the heater canopy may also include a stencil defining a stencil pattern proportional to the fixed region.
  • the heater canopy may also include a lamp configured to selectively transmit a light through the stencil such that a projected image is generated based on the stencil pattern.
  • the projected image is configured to visibly highlight the fixed region.
  • the infant warmer may also include a frame connected to the heater canopy.
  • the infant warmer may also include a base connected to the frame.
  • a method in another embodiment, includes providing a heater and identifying a fixed region over which the heater generally uniformly distributes radiant energy. The method may also include providing a stencil defining a stencil pattern proportional to the fixed region. The method may also include transmitting a light through the stencil to generate a projected image highlighting the fixed region.
  • FIG. 1 is an isometric illustration of an infant warmer in accordance with an embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is an isometric illustration of a heater in accordance with an embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of a stencil in accordance with an embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is an isometric illustration of the infant warmer of FIG. 1 and a bed in accordance with an embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is an isometric illustration of a wall-mounted infant warmer in accordance an embodiment.
  • an isometric illustration depicts an infant warmer 10 in accordance with one embodiment.
  • the infant warmer 10 may include a base 12 , a frame 14 , and a heater canopy 18 . It should be appreciated that the infant warmer 10 is being described in accordance with an embodiment, and that other configurations may be envisioned.
  • a wall-mounted infant warmer 10 A may include a heater canopy 18 comprising a wall attachment apparatus 15 configured for direct attachment to a wall 17 .
  • the base 12 may include a plurality of wheels 20 adapted to facilitate translation of the infant warmer 10 .
  • the frame 14 is secured to and extends away from the base 12 in a generally vertical direction.
  • the frame 14 comprises a controller 22 configured to regulate the operation of the infant warmer 10 .
  • the frame 114 may optionally comprise one or more height adjustment marks such as the lower height adjustment mark 24 and the upper height adjustment mark 26 that are adapted to vertically position a bed 28 (shown in FIG. 4 ) as will hereinafter be described in more detail.
  • the heater canopy 18 is secured to the frame 14 .
  • the heater canopy 18 includes a heater 30 , a lamp 32 , and a template or stencil 34 .
  • the lamp 32 is a halogen lamp.
  • the stencil 34 is positioned relative to the lamp 32 such that light from the lamp 32 will at least partially pass through the stencil 34 onto the bed 28 (shown in FIG. 4 ).
  • the heater 30 will hereinafter be described as a radiant heater device configured to provide radiant energy in the infrared spectrum to impinge upon an infant. It should, however, be appreciated that the infant warmer 10 (shown in FIG. 1 ) could be configured to implement a variety of different heater types and configurations.
  • the radiant heater 30 includes an infrared emitter 42 that provides the infrared radiation that is reflected towards an infant by means of a reflector 44 .
  • the reflector 44 is preferably of a particular geometric configuration such as an ellipsoid, a paraboloid or a hyperboloid.
  • a deflector 46 may be used to deflect sonic of the infrared energy otherwise directed toward an infant back toward and then re-reflected from the reflector 44 .
  • a heat shield 48 may be mounted on the downward side of the deflector 44 to prevent the high temperature of the deflector 44 from being accessible by the user.
  • the stencil 34 may comprise a transparent portion 50 and an opaque portion 52 configured to define a predetermined stencil pattern 54 .
  • the transparent portion 50 is configured to transmit light from the lamp 32
  • the opaque stencil portion 42 is configured to interrupt the transmission of light from the lamp 32 .
  • Configuring the transparent and opaque portions 50 , 52 of the stencil 34 in the manner described will have the effect of generating a projected image 56 (shown in FIG. 4 ) when illuminated by the lamp 32 . It should be appreciated that the projected image 56 is directly proportional to the stencil pattern 54 . Stencils are well known in the art and therefore will not be described in further detail.
  • an isometric illustration depicts the infant warmer 10 and the bed 28 in accordance with one embodiment.
  • the patient 58 must be appropriately positioned relative to the heater canopy 18 in both a horizontal and vertical direction.
  • a top surface 60 of the bed 28 should be positioned vertically between the two height adjustment marks 24 , 26 .
  • a bed 28 falling below the tower height adjustment mark 24 is too far away from the heater canopy 18 and requires vertical adjustment in the upward direction.
  • a bed 28 rising above the upper height adjustment mark 26 is too close to the heater canopy 18 and requires vertical adjustment in the downward direction.
  • the heater reflector 44 (shown in FIG. 2 ) is configured to uniformly distribute radiant energy over a fixed region within which the patient 58 will be sufficiently and uniformly warmed.
  • This fixed region may be identified, for example, based on the performance characteristics of the heater 30 components or through the use of a device adapted to measure temperature such as a thermometer or a thermistor.
  • the stencil pattern 54 (shown in FIG. 3 ) defined by the stencil 34 is selected such that the resultant projected image 56 aligns with the outer periphery of the fixed region to visibly highlight the fixed region.
  • the stencil pattern 54 is configured to be proportional to the fixed region so that the projected image 56 circumscribes or otherwise highlights the fixed region. In this manner, any infant patient placed within the region defined by the projected image 56 will necessarily be horizontally aligned relative to the heater canopy 18 .

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